I feel like I am holding my breath...

Whoops, it was more than a photo op! He was awarded with a french fry pin. My bad.


Donald Trump was awarded with a “french fry certification” pin as he surveyed the damage of Hurricane Helene, in North Carolina Monday.

North Carolina Republican Chuck Edwards joined Trump at the event in Swannanoa, bestowing the Republican nominee with a fake award for his few hours pretending to work at a McDonalds Sunday.*

“I know that you perfected your skills behind the counter, a day or so ago, and it was my honor to present um, the uh french fry certification pin,” Edwards said, noting that he also owned McDonald’s franchises. The awkward ceremony was particularly dystopian given the destruction feet behind them.

I’m still hopefully optimistic that Kamala will win and we’ll be okay.

This is the first presidential election that I can vote in - I’m Canadian and moved here in 2001, but it took 10 years for me to get a green card and I wasn’t a citizen until 2021. I don’t take any of that lightly and I’m very happy to be a dual citizen. During all those years, DH was employed and we paid into social security even though we weren’t eligible to collect it. When HE screams about illegals I know in my heart it’s not me - not because I followed the rules but because I’m the “right” color.

I get so outraged about all the rhetoric about illegals, like they show up and collect welfare and social services. I truly feel people come here wanting something different, better, stronger and that’s what America should be.

I think the election will be a clusterfuck. Blue will win but the MAGA supporters will revolt and we have to be ready. I have a ton of alcohol to get me through

It’s wild too how blind those people are. I have a Canadian friend I went to high school with who posted MAGA 2024! on one of my posts. Dude - you have 2 daughters so what the hell? And also, you won’t have to live under the horror show you want to see win. So basically STFU. There’s really no point in arguing now - we just have to show up and make it an indisputable landslide and send those mouth breathers back under their rocks. We know they’re there but we can be better.

I may be calling in sick from Nov 6 to whatever to just drink and watch the results. Feel free to join me.

I'm in Australia and I'm worried about your election results! If the orange toddler gets elected again I think the world is in for one hell of a rough ride. I'm crossing my fingers for Harris/Walz.

I'm also in Australia and it's become my obsession.  4 out 5 videos in my Tik Tok feed are about this in some way or another.  I honestly cannot comprehend how anyone can support such a deplorable person.  And I feel sad about it for you.  It does not make sense to me how the polls can be close.  There are literally so many reasons not to support him.  Every single one is a disqualifying reason.  Not including the fact that he is clearly has cognitive issues.  They can say they support his policies (although you wouldn't know what they were apart from reading Project 2025) but ultimately, by voting for him, they are justifying his abhorrent behaviour. 

I'm on the 'Aussies Watching From Afar' bench with Judie in Oz , sueg , and rahnee . After the unexpected shock of 2016, I am feeling nervous about what's going to happen. I just wish it was already over. 

Yeah I’ve had it with the polls. Every day it’s a different result and I’m alternately relieved or anxiety riddled. 

my 50th HS reunion is a couple of days later. It’s taken us 6 months to plan it, and I’m hoping the evening isn’t ruined by a country at war within itself. 

I watch PG and I also watch a Dr Arlene on TT, and she has been very assuring about what the polls are actually saying. Still, they always encourage people to not assume, and to get out and vote. I also watch 2 astrologers, and both are saying (at least since June when they caught my eye) that they don't see Trump ever leading again, and that Harris's transits (on her chart) are better. They also interestingly said they didn't see Biden re-elected, and that was before he dropped out. Now, I don't live my life based on charts and moon signs, but I did think it was very interesting. One of the women is from Austrialia, so she has zero "interest" (ie, she can't vote, she is not a US citizen), but is indicating the same thing as the other American.

I watched a woman in TN in tears talk about how she usually can vote super quick, but she had to wait over an hour in line yesterday to vote. So many people are coming out, so hopefully that is a good sign.






I was thinking about that a couple of months ago. I know the US provided a lot of economic relief, and Germany was split in two. I was wondering who would come into the US and split it up? Won't happen bc of our military and whomever is controlling it, but I do know from visiting Germany last year, a lot of regular townspeople supposedly didn't know about what was happening in the camps nearby, and to this day, its not like they (the modern citizens) really want to talk about it. There is a level of shame.

After the US Civil War, we had the Reconstrution Period, but to be honest, that always seemed to be glossed over in school, so I have no idea how the US was "put back together." A wiki search offered this:  "During this period, three amendments were added to the United States Constitution to grant citizenship and equal civil rights to the newly freed slaves. To circumvent these legal achievements, the former Confederate states imposed poll taxes and literacy tests and engaged in terrorism to intimidate and control people of color and to discourage or prevent them from voting." So I suspect if possible, there will be a slew of legislation passed to ensure voting rights and election certification.

Exactly my feelings! I’m usually not an anxious person but I even told my family, I think we need to food and supplies ready for a week at least. I’m afraid of what’s going to happen as well.

Last night I told someone that I was really looking forward to ending my abusive relationship with Donald Trump soon. I think we’re going to know that Kamala Harris will be our next president before we go to bed on November 5th. I think it’s our job to be critical if/when the Republicans refuse to accept election results. 

I have a much needed hair appointment scheduled for Election Day. I’m going to make Tim Walz’s tater tot hot dish for dinner in my MN shaped baking dish. 

I’m concerned that if Harris wins in some areas, that local election officials won’t certify her win.

www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-investigations/election-certification-under-threat/

I am terrified. I can't wait for this to be over. Also, did anyone else know that twice in our history the person elected President lost both the popular vote and the electoral vote? www.history.com/news/presidents-electoral-college-popular-vote

I just feel kind of numb right now. I'm too cautious to get too excited because I feel it is going to be very close. We got burned so bad in 2016 and that feeling is still with me.

In 2016, I was living in DC right in the thick of it and we started out on a pub crawl down Pennsylvania Avenue. Our first stop was the Hay-Adams hotel across the street from the White House and we were all in good spirits and feeling good about things. By the next stop, things were looking a bit more grim and by the end of the night, we ended up at the CTO of the United State's house drunk and sobbing. I can't go through that again!

Hugs! And yes. I'll be mailing my ballot today.  I'm trying to at least tell myself that's one more vote against the criminal. I live in a swing state, which is stressful, too.